At the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Joe Brett—veteran and Harvard Kennedy School alumnus—addresses Ukrainian veterans of the Soviet-Afghan War. He writes, “I gave them a pin of my old unit, 24th Corps, which happens to be a blue heart on a white shield…or in this case a symbol for peace. We all wept when I gave this out with the words that it was up to us to all work for peace, now that we have met each other as brothers at this memorial…One former Soviet colonel hugged me and, with tears in his eyes, said that all soldiers should be veterans.”

At the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Joe Brett—veteran and Harvard Kennedy School alumnus—addresses Ukrainian veterans of the Soviet-Afghan War. He writes, “I gave them a pin of my old unit, 24th Corps, which happens to be a blue heart on a white shield…or in this case a symbol for peace. We all wept when I gave this out with the words that it was up to us to all work for peace, now that we have met each other as brothers at this memorial…One former Soviet colonel hugged me and, with tears in his eyes, said that all soldiers should be veterans.”

October 10 at 8 p.m.; October 11 at 7 p.m. Organized by Harvard undergraduates, the annual ice-skating show includes Olympic athletes and raises money for the Dana-Farber Cancer Institutes Jimmy Fund. Bright Hockey Arena.

Opening September 25. Remembering Awatovi: The Story of an Archaeological Expedition in Northern Arizona, 1935-1939, showcases the social and historic significance of this journey to a site held sacred by the Hopi people, and offers insight into the lives of the archaeologists themselves.

Continuing: Fragile Memories:Images of Archaeology and Community at Copán, 1891-1900. The exhibit explores one of the most important Mayan sites and its influence on the local community.

Continuing: The Houses of Ancient Israel:Domestic, Royal, Divine features a full-scale replica of an Iron Age (ca. 1200-586 B.C.E.) village abode. In Ancient Egypt: Magic and the Afterlife, visitors can view coffins, amulets, and funerary inscriptions that elucidate the Egyptian view of life after death.

Film

October 5-11 Lucrecia Martel, La Maestra celebrates the work of this Argentinean filmmaker, who will be present for the screening of her trilogy—La Cienega, The Holy Girl, and The Headless Woman—which was recently shown at the Cannes Film Festival.

Theater

September 12 through October 11. Written and performed by Anna Deavere Smith, Let Me Down Easy, is a one-woman show about contemporary life that asks: how do we pursue kindness in a competitive and sometimes distressing world? Loeb Theatre

October 18 through November 9. The Communist Dracula Pageant presents a satirical look at the forging of a national identity and the power of a president to influence the news. Written by Anne Washburn; directed by Anne Kauffman. Zero Arrow Stage.